Company profile

From the 1950s to the present day the activities of Desalto have always been seamlessly part of the production tradition of La Brianza, an exceptional area in which the masters of Italian design and of the “Made in Italy” have found a breeding ground in a determined, passionate enterprise culture. The founders of Desalto are among those manufacturers who have contributed to spreading the idea of products based on inexhaustible technical and technological research at the service of a greater functionality throughout the world.

Over time the fertile relationship between designer and producer has sustained a virtuous circle that has given rise to an offer of elegant design products that are elegant and of the highest quality standards. On one hand Desalto, as manufacturing company, offers meticulous control over all the phases of development, from the initial idea to the prototype, to the engineering of the product. On the other, the many Italian and international designers, both well established ones and emerging youngsters, are called upon to make their creative contributions. Among these: Pierluigi Cerri, Arik Levy, Shin Azumi, Denis Santachiara, Gordon Guillaumier, Piergiorgio Cazzaniga, Fattorini Rizzini & Partners and Tokujin Yoshioka. In 2012 Desalto began a partnership with the studio Lissoni Associati who has the Art Direction of the Desalto brand.

The result is the many products that have now become internationally recognised bestsellers, such as the Helsinki and Liko families of tables, Stilt and Tender extending tables, the Sand and Trace chairs and the last collection, one of the most successful pieces of the 2013 Milan furniture fair: the Element tables collection by Tokujin Yoshioka. Since the 90’s the company has received many significant recognitions and awards: the 23rd Compasso d’Oro, the most authoritative design award in the world, for its ”Tavolo Venticinque“. The Best of the Best award at the Interior Innovation Awards Cologne 2003/2004/2005/2012, the award in the Product Design section of the prestigious Red Dot Design Awards in 2009. The last product awarded is the Element table that received the “Wallpaper Design Awards” 2014. Furthermore the Entronauta chair by Riccardo Blumer entered the permanent collection of the MoMA New York in 2010 and received the special mention of the Compasso d’Oro.

The company employs avant-garde technologies such as a structural steel laser cutting plant, robotic welding and painting, and the clever amalgamation of different materials, valuing the intrinsic qualities of metal, glass, wood and plastics. As ever sensitive to the environmental sustainability of the entire production process, Desalto boasts an exemplary water cycle in the galvanic plant that is used, recycled and finally purified, respecting the most stringent regulations. The new photovoltaic plant composed of 1730 solar panels has been active since 2011. The generated energy is enough to fully meet the company’s requirements, creating a virtuous circle that positions Desalto among the companies most attentive and committed to sustainable practices.